Tag: hotels
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Dog-friendly vacation in Prince Edward County
After our family trips to New York City and California in the spring, we stayed local for the summer. Our most recent domestic trip to Prince Edward County allowed us to bring along our dog Gizmo, who has been left behind at grandma’s house on all our previous travels. Preparing for doggy travel While it…
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California dreamin’: Arrival in San Francisco
Following our successful trip to New York City with baby Teddy, we were excited to embark on our next family travel experience. This time, we ventured out west to San Francisco for just over a week, to visit Teddy’s uncle and do some exploring around the Bay Area. We flew again via Porter Airlines but…
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Landing in Barcelona: Gothic Quarter, Casa Batllo, Sagrada Familia
We departed from Toronto on an overnight flight with Air Canada toward Barcelona, where we would start our trip in Spain. Over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly intolerant of discomfort while travelling, so we opted to splurge on an upgrade to Premium Economy. Although we probably could’ve tolerated our economy seats, it was…
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Landing in London: Borough Market and Covent Garden
We departed to London on an overnight flight from Toronto via Icelandair. Because we had booked with the Stopover in Iceland program, we had a short layover in Reykjavik and tiny preview of Iceland before travelling onward into London. As I mentioned in my last post, I had some concerns about being caught up in…
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Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul
Today’s post is inspired by Leighton from Leighton Travels, who just published a great article about his visit to a hanok village in Otgol, South Korea. He reminded me of my own experience in a hanok when I travelled to South Korea back in 2018. Bukchon Hanok Village is a Korean traditional village within the…
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Travelling within Canada during Covid-19
Our recent trip to Niagara Falls a couple weeks ago was the furthest that we’ve ventured out since our return from Cambodia and Vietnam in February, pre-pandemic. What was it like embarking on our first travel experience since the Covid-19 pandemic? Refund policies for transportation and hotels are more flexible. We opted to take public…
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Playa Bávaro, Punta Cana
Today I’m sharing with you a photo of Bávaro Beach at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I have only ever been on two Caribbean island all-inclusive vacations, and my last was in 2018 when we travelled to Punta Cana. This resort town is located in La Altagracia, the easternmost province…
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Journey to Niagara Falls, Canada
Finally, some new travel content for this blog! Last weekend, Mr. Chuckles and I ventured out on an overnight trip to Niagara Falls – here on the Canadian side, of course. Covid-19 cases are on the rise in our province again and this may be as far as we will be able to travel for…
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How I cancelled an international trip during COVID-19
Back in late January before the world completely imploded, there were already stirrings of a brewing outbreak. At that time, COVID-19 was primarily contained in China but many people travelling to surrounding areas in Asia were becoming concerned about the safety of proceeding with their trips. You may recall me mentioning that my mother was…
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Hotel roundup: Where we stayed in Cambodia & Vietnam
I suppose that few people are planning trips to Asia lately, but one day this whole virus craze will simmer down, and someone out there may find this post useful. I did a great deal of preparation for our recent self-guided trip through Cambodia and Vietnam, including research on the best hotels in several cities…
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